His dad, Thomas Wannamaker Salisbury, was born in Lebanon, South Carolina on February 6, 1836. He grew to be 6 feet tall. In 1861 he married Martha D. Blanton, also from Lebanon. He had a dark complexion, dark hair, and hazel eyes. 1861 was also the year the war started between the states. On March 20, 1862 Salisbury, then 25, enlisted in the Confederate Army at Charleston, South Carolina. Thomas was then assigned to the regiment's horse infirmary camp at Lancaster, South Carolina on December 8, 1864. He deserted to the enemy at Charleston on February 18, 1865 and was paroled March 10, 1865. After the war, Thomas went back to farming in Lebanon.
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His dad, Thomas Wannamaker Salisbury, was born in Lebanon, South Carolina on February 6, 1836. He grew to be 6 feet tall. In 1861 he married Martha D. Blanton, also from Lebanon. He had a dark complexion, dark hair, and hazel eyes. 1861 was also the year the war started between the states. On March 20, 1862 Salisbury, then 25, enlisted in the Confederate Army at Charleston, South Carolina. Thomas was then assigned to the regiment's horse infirmary camp at Lancaster, South Carolina on December 8, 1864. He deserted to the enemy at Charleston on February 18, 1865 and was paroled March 10, 1865. After the war, Thomas went back to farming in Lebanon.
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